Oil spotted on sea surface at Statfjord, Equinor says
Equinor said yesterday that it halted loading operations on the Statfjord field after oil was spotted on the surface of the North Sea.
Equinor said yesterday that it halted loading operations on the Statfjord field after oil was spotted on the surface of the North Sea.
Extracting the 5.7 billion barrels of oil and gas in fields already operating would see the UK miss its climate change goals, a new report warns.
Australian oil firm Talon Petroleum said today that it had completed the acquisition of EnCounter Oil.
A fledgling firm in Aberdeenshire hopes to capitalise on a “flourishing” future trade in decommissioned oilfield equipment.
A man who has worked tirelessly to improve working conditions in the North Sea after almost perishing on Piper Alpha has been appointed to lead Step Change in Safety.
The southern North Sea (SNS) is well placed to support the transition to a low carbon future while meeting higher energy demand, an industry chief will say at a conference in Norwich today.
A new resource for quickly upskilling new recruits to the oil and gas sector is getting better and better, and even better.
The global oil and gas exploration sector has got its “mojo” back, a new poll says.
Hurricane Energy has begun the "start-up" phase at its flagship Lancaster field, west of Shetland.
Saudi Arabia has said two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks that caused "significant damage" to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to take to the US.
The UK North Sea has a lot in common with Liverpool Football Club, an industry leader said today.
Oil and gas services group ICR Integrity of Aberdeen has muscled in on the drone-based inspections market by snapping up Sky-Futures Partners for an undisclosed sum.
The North Sea will be a hotbed of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity if the oil price holds up, the audience heard at a bumper breakfast event in Houston today.
UK oil chiefs believe their “vision” for the future can play a crucial role in tackling one of the biggest challenges ever faced – the energy transition.
The Scottish oil and gas supply chain’s diversification into other markets is “only going to continue” as the energy transition gathers momentum, a business leader has said.
It may have been billed as the big 50th anniversary last year but in all honesty the Offshore Technology Conference was celebrating a little early.
It was nicknamed Space City and has developed a reputation the globe round for being the home of Nasa.
Efficiency gains made by the oil and gas industry since the start of the downturn show that “from adversity, good things can come”, an energy sector chief said.
Houston's Marathon Oil reported a $174 million net profit for the first quarter that fell about 50 percent from the first three months of 2018.
A major military operation has been launched to rescue a Scottish oil worker who was kidnapped by gunmen in the restive, oil-rich Niger Delta region.
Israel-headquartered firm Delek Group today confirmed it had tabled an offer for a package of central North Sea assets owned by US oil major Chevron.
Brexit poses a similar risk to the north-east economy as that inflicted by the oil price slump, the SNP’s economy spokeswoman has warned.
The Oil and gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) has announced the signing of its 100th project, taking the total it has invested in technology development for the industry in the past five years to £6million.
Engineering firm Dron & Dickson has clinched a multi-million pound deal for the provision of electrical materials for Spirit Energy’s onshore and offshore UK assets.
French oil giant Total suffered a dip in profits during a first quarter of highs and lows.